ec- ("k") verb denoting an opportunity, with the one having the opportunity in dative: ecë nin carë sa "I can do it" (it-is-open for-me to-do it), ecë nin? "please, may I?", ecuva nin care sa noa "I may do [have a chance of doing] do that tomorrow". This construction is said to denote "have chance, opportunity or permission" (VT49:20, 34)
Quenya
lá
please
mecin
adverb. please
fasta-
verb. please
ecë nin?
please, may I?
mecin
please [= s.v.p.]
á sac’ i fendë, mecin
close the door, please
iquista
noun. request; if you please, please
ec-
i can do it
lir-
verb. to sing, to sing, [ᴹQ.] chant
liru-
verb. to sing, to sing (gaily)
ási, sí
interjection. come now, now
[lá (3) interjection? "please" (reading of gloss uncertain)(VT45:25)]